Head to Head Analysis: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) & Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST)

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Vista Energy and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vista Energy	32.66%	15.92%	5.77%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras	15.99%	34.11%	8.63%

Risk & Volatility

Vista Energy has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.8% of Vista Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vista Energy and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vista Energy	$1.65 billion	3.07	$477.52 million	$6.80	7.13
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras	$86.40 billion	0.95	$7.53 billion	$2.16	5.88

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has higher revenue and earnings than Vista Energy. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Vista Energy and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vista Energy	0	2	4	2	3.00
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras	0	3	3	1	2.71

Vista Energy currently has a consensus target price of $69.28, suggesting a potential upside of 42.98%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a consensus target price of $14.90, suggesting a potential upside of 17.28%. Given Vista Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vista Energy is more favorable than Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras.

Summary

Vista Energy beats Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vista Energy

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas in Latin America. The company's principal assets located in Neuquina basin, Argentina and Vaca Muerta. It owns producing assets in Argentina and Mexico. In addition, the company involved in drilling and workover activities located in Argentina. The company was formerly known as Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. de C.V. and changed its name to Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. in April 2022. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.

About Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras explores, produces, and sells oil and gas in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Exploration and Production; Refining, Transportation and Marketing; and Gas and Power. The Exploration and Production segment explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas primarily for supplies to the domestic refineries. The Refining, Transportation and Marketing segment engages in the refining, logistics, transport, acquisition, and exports of crude oil; and production of fertilizers, as well as holding interests in petrochemical companies. The Gas and Power segment is involved in the logistic and trading of natural gas and electricity; transportation and trading of LNG; generation of electricity through thermoelectric power plants; renewable energy businesses; low carbon services; and natural gas processing business, as well as production of biodiesel and its co-products. The company also engages in prospecting, drilling, refining, processing, trading, and transporting crude oil from producing onshore and offshore oil fields, and shale or other rocks, as well as oil products, natural gas, and other liquid hydrocarbons. In addition, it engages in research, development, production, transport, distribution, and trading of energy. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras was incorporated in 1953 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.